I finally had a chance to catch up on grocery shopping since the Holidays. I went to Safeway and Albertsons. I will be going to the Portland Fruit Co. tomorrow, but will add that later.Safeway
Trans#1
2-Wacky Mac $1.98 (they only had two left, so get a Raincheck)
4-Tillamook Yogurt $2.80 (on sale for $.70 ea.)
Total: $4.78
-(2) $.50 IP (check our coupon bar to the right)
-(4) $.35 mfr from single mail flyer x:1/1/09
-$2 DBL
-$.03 bag credit & a compliment from the cashier about my savings :-)
OOP: $.35
Savings: 95%
Trans#2
C&H Sugar $2.79
2-Pace Specialty Salsa 2/$5
4-Old El Paso Taco Seasoning $4.60
2-Diced Jalapenos $2
2-Philly Cream cheese 2/$4
2-Safeway Select Ice Cream $5.99
2-Tillamook cheese Colby/Jack (FYI: Medium Ched is $5.49, but they were out) $13.98
2-Tillamook Yogurt $1.40
1-1/2 Gallon Horizon Organic Milk $4.39
2-Foster Farm Turkey Breast 2/$7
1-Beef Bottom Roast Steak Thin $2.33
2-Safeway Chx Value pack $11.74
Total: $65.22
-$.09 bag credit
-$1.17 off steak (50% sticker)
-$1.98 SFWY Ice Cream
-$10/$50 SFWY Coupon
-(2) $.50 mfr Salsa
-(2) $1.10/2 IP El Paso (check our coupon bar to the right)
-$1 IP Horizon here
-$1/2 IP Philly Chz
-$.35 Sugar
-$2 DBL
Total: $44.43, paid $19 on GC
OOP: $25.43
Savings: 57%
Albertsons
3-Darigold Butter $8.97
2-Nestle Morsels 2/$5
4-Lean Cuisine $6.67
1-Coffee-mate 32oz $2.50
2-Nestle Cookie Dough 2/$4
Total: $27.14
-$3 instant savings Nestle Promo
-(3) Free Darigold butter mfr (cashier took off $3.99-before club price, vs.$2.99 ea.?)
-(1) $.55 mfr & (1) $.50 mfr for morsels
-(3) $1 IP Lean Cuisine
-$1 Coffee-mate IP
-(2) $1 mfr cookie
-(3) $2 DBL (2-SFWY, 1-Thriftway)
OOP: $.12
(should have been $3.12 due to the Butter error).
Savings: $50.46
Christina
9 comments:
Wow!
what does IP mean?
how do you manage to match the coupons? do you subscribe to a service?
thanks!
Wow, you did some great shopping today! Great job!
I cleaned out my coupon binder today, and it's almost empty! I couldn't believe how many coupons expired on the 31st. I think there are 4 coupon inserts in the Sunday paper coming up so we can restock our coupon supplies :)
Erika
Hi Ya Ya's Mom! IP means Internet Printable. As long as your store takes them you can use them the same as mfr (manufacturer coupons) from the Sunday inserts.
Since, I have been using coupons for a year now,I look at the weekly ad's & if items are on sale then I match them with the mfr's I have in my binders. HTH!
Let me know if you have any questions I can help with.
Christina :-)
Christina ~ Way to go! I was just wondering...did you have a problem using 2 Sfwy & 1 Tway double at Albertsons? I've only ever used one of each, but have wondered if you can use more than one. Thanks for any info you can share.
Hi Pam, I don't usually use more than 1 SFWY DBL & 1 Thriftway DBL. I wanted to do 2 transactions but didn't have enough coupons & decided to combine them last minute. I asked the cashier and she said it was fine. I need to double to check to make sure that's ok though, since that was my first time using 2-SFWY DBL's. Since they let you use up to 10 competitor coupons I'm wondering if the doubles count? I will customer svc and check (I want to make sure I do it right).
Thanks,
Christina
Hey Pam, I just called & spoke with Tiffany at the Albies on 224 in Milwaukie and she said you can use more than 1 SFWY DBL as long as you have mfr's to double it. Do you live in the Portland area? Just double check with your store & their policies.
Thanks,
Christina
Thanks so much for checking, Christina. Yes, I do live in the Portland area, so I will give my local Albertsons a call to check with them! It never hurts to ask. Does yours take Target coupons? Mine won't since they aren't a "grocery" store. They will take Fred Meyer, Tway & Sfwy store coupons and Wags RR's since they say "mfg coupon" on them. I appreciate all the time you & Erika put in to this site. It's fun to check a "local" blog for info!
just wondering do the Wacky Mac IP's say do not double. The ones that were in an insert awhile back did. I don't want to print them until I know.
Hi Molly, the Wacky Mac IP's state "manufacturer coupon" Save
$.50 on the purchase of one pkg of WACKY MAC Pasta-(ok to double). Thanks for double checking. Sometimes, I do forget to dbl check on that.
Hi Pam, my Albies won't take Target coupons (per the mgr) or Wag's RR per the Cashier who is usually Bob. I know on HCW that some folks Albies takes them and some do not. Not sure why?? If you can use ur RR's then you must be saving a TON!! Glad your local :-)
Christina
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